About the Course
Microwaves cover an important window (~
SERB Sponsored Workshop
on
Recent Advances in Millimeter Wave & THz
Devices and their Applications
under
Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR) Policy
(CRG/2020/001192)
January 25, 2024
Organized by
Department of Electronics Engineering,
IIT (BHU), Varanasi - 221005
Workshop Coordinator
Dr. M. Thottappan
Principal Investigator,
Department of Electronics Engineering
IIT (BHU), Varanasi-221005.
Uttar Pradesh State.
Application Form for the Workshop
on
300MHz to ~ 300GHz) of the spectrum of electro-
Recent Advances in Millimeter Wave & THz
magnetic waves. Since its advent for defence
Devices and their Applications
sectors, material processing, spectroscopy,
communication, etc. for many decades ago, it has January 25, 2024
grown rapidly in all aspects of the associated
technology spanning sources, amplifiers, couplers, 1. Name (block letters):
antennas, detectors, etc. These advances have led to
compact active and passive microwave/millimeter 2. Designation & pay scale:
wave devices being deployed in a wide range of 3. Organization:
environments – from space-borne communication
systems to personal mobiles! Creating new designs, 4. Address for communication with pin code:
simulating the performance, fabricating the devices,
and testing are challenges that need to be addressed.
The objective of this course is to introduce the
fundamentals of electromagnetic theory and recent Mobile No.: e-mail:
advances in millimeter wave and THz technologies
for defence, communication, industrial and 5. Highest Academic Qualification:
scientific applications, etc. Further, the modeling
issues of /millimeter wave and THz high power 6. Specialization:
sources and amplifiers including antennas, meta- 7. Experience (in years):
surfaces, frequency selective surfaces, photonic (a) Teaching: (b) Industrial:
bandgap structures, etc., will be addressed to the
young faculty members of various technical
institutions. Please register me for the course on “Recent Advances in
Course Content Millimeter Wave & THz Devices and their Applications
The tentative topics to be covered in this course ” to be held at IIT (BHU) Varanasi during January 25, 2024.
are:
 Introduction to Electromagnetic Theory
Place:
 High Power Microwaves & its Applications
 Millimeter Waves & their Applications
 Microwave Active & Passive Devices Date: Signature of the applicant
 Antenna Systems & Meta-surfaces
Who can attend
Faculty members (nearby colleges) working in the
area of Electromagnetic Fields and its Applications
including Microwave, Millimeter Wave and THz
Devices and Systems.
 Sponsorship About the Institute
Prof./Dr./Mr./Ms./Mrs./_______________________ The foundation of the Indian Institute of
is an employee of our institute and his/her applicationTechnology (Banaras Hindu University) can be
is hereby sponsored. The applicant will be permitted attributed to Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan
to attend the workshop on Recent Advances in Malviya, Bharat Ratna, who established the
Millimeter Wave & THz Devices and their Banaras Hindu University, the first residential
university in modern India. In 1968, the three
Applications at IIT (BHU) Varanasi during January
engineering colleges of BHU, namely BENCO,
25, 2024, if selected. MINMET, and TECHNO, were merged to create
the Institute of Technology (IT-BHU) with the aim
Date: engaged in research since its inception as evidenced by
Signature of Sponsoring Authority of providing a comprehensive educational platform.
Designation: (Official Seal) the research publications. The first major financial
In recognition of its excellence, IT-BHU was
support from the Department of Electronics (DoE), Govt.
renamed IIT (BHU) on June 29, 2012, through an
of India in the tune of Rs.1.0 Crore was received by the
Act of Parliament. IIT (BHU) Varanasi has been
Date: Department in 1980 to carry out research for
Signature of the Applicant highly regarded in national rankings. The institute
development of High-Power Microwave Tubes. In
offers a four-year Bachelor of Technology program,
Participation Certificate addition to this, the Department has been actively
five- year Integrated Dual Degree programs, and
pursuing manpower training and collaborative research
Certificate of participation will be issued to all the various postgraduate programs. programs in specialized areas to meet the national
participants only after completion of the course. manpower requirements in R&D laboratories, academic
About the Department
institutions and industries. The Department has a close
Important Dates
The Department of Electronics Engineering of IIT interaction with many reputed national R&D laboratories
(BHU) came into existence as an offshoot of including DRDO, CSIR, Bharat Electronics, leading
Last date for receiving the Registration form Electrical Engineering Department in 1971 in the software industries, and foreign Universities.
through email erstwhile Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu How to Reach
January 10, 2024 University. The Department offers Bachelor, The city of Varanasi is well connected by road, rail and
Confirmation of Participation Master and Doctoral programs in Electronics air with all the important places of India. Regular flights
January 12, 2024 Engineering with the major thrust areas of are there from Varanasi to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai,
Microelectronics, Microwave Engineering, Digital Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Lucknow. IIT
Note: The selected participants are required to
Techniques & Instrumentations and (BHU) campus is only 5 km from Banaras (formally
arrange their own accommodation and NO TA/DA
Communication Systems. The intake every year of known as Manduadih) Railway Station, 10 km from
will be paid for attending the workshop.
the Department is 130 in the B.Tech. level and 47 Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station, 20 km from Pt.
in the M.Tech. level. Besides teaching students of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Railway Station (formally
Contact Details
our own discipline (Electronics Engineering), the known as Mughalsarai) and 35 km from the Lal
Dr. M. Thottappan basic courses in Electronics Engineering are offered Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Babatpur,
Department of Electronics Engineering to almost all the Departments of the Institute and Varanasi. Pre-paid taxis and auto-ricksaws can be hired
IIT(BHU), Varanasi-221005 advanced-level courses are taught to the students of from the airport and rail way stations.
Tel: 0542-7165424; Mobile: +91-8896123463 Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering
E-mail: mthottappan.ece@iitbhu.ac.in Departments. The Department has been actively